Fresh iPhone Apps for July 27: Cooliris, Bubble Witch Saga, Manos - The Hands of Fate

Bring all the photos you shoot and share this weekend to one place with photo app Cooliris. It allows you to view shots from multiple sources and share them easily with your friends through social networking. It kicks off today’s Fresh Apps haul, followed by Bubble Witch Saga, a bubble-shooting puzzler that mixes in elements of Pachinko. Finally, we’ve got Manos - The Hands of Fate, a retro platformer old-school gamers are sure to enjoy.Cooliris...

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The Dark Knight Rises doesn't fall short of expectations

APPOLICIOUS ADVISOR RATING:4 of 5 bars PRICE: $6.99TASTY: Surprisingly well-executed combatBUMMER: A clumsy camera. Also, pushy in-app purchasesCOOL: An actual video game based on The Dark Knight films!As the first movie tie-in game to the Christopher Nolan Batman movies since 2005, Gameloft's The Dark Knight Rises has a lot to live up to. It sadly suffers from all the same issues all their other open world games have had to face. Despite that, it's actually very enjoyable and worth playing, as long as you can deal with some technical hiccups.Gameplay...

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Apple TV now includes Hulu Plus

Perhaps that rumored “special event” hosted by Apple on September 12 will offer more than just an iPhone 5 and iPad Mini? Might an app-enabled version of Apple TV finally be in the works?As first reported by MacRumors, the subscription-based Hulu Plus service is now appearing on the Apple TV menu (owners may need to reboot their device to see it). Hulu Plus, which has a monthly $7.99 fee, joins other blue blood digital services including YouTube,...

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HABU Music can help you set the mood

APPOLICIOUS ADVISOR RATING:3 of 5 bars PRICE: $0.99TASTY: Organizing your music by mood is a unique idea.BUMMER: Users of unlimited streaming apps are left out in the cold here.COOL: Ability to preview songs of a particular mood is nice for people buying a lot of music via iTunes.In a post-iTunes world, where practically any song can be played whenever you want for a nominal monthly fee, music-previewing apps are fighting an uphill battle. HABU Music attempts to fight the good fight by carving out their own specialized niche in the music app empire...

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iPhone App Video Review: ORC: Vengeance

Who’s in the mood for a dungeon crawl? ORC: Vengeance is a new action RPG from Big Cave Games and Chillingo, and it’s nice to see them supporting something other than cute physics puzzlers. It’s pretty rare. This game puts you in the boots of an unlikely hero: an orcish war chief named Rok, as you slice your way through gloomy prisons, stormy keeps and creepy crypts. The production values are crazy good for iOS, and the entirely gesture-based gameplay is frantic and fun, if a bitty iffy on the control side at times.Humanity being what it is, it...

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Fresh iPhone Apps for Aug. 3: List Bliss, Infinity Blade II update, Glass Balance

Spend less time in the grocery store this weekend with the help of cloud list app List Bliss. The app allows you to share your lists over an Internet connection and even synchronize shopping, so you and a pal can get everything on your list by doing half the work each. You can use the time you save to play games including another big content update to Infinity Blade II that adds new story elements and enemies to kill, and Glass Balance, an arcade...

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New partners Foodspotting and GrubHub have different recipes for growth

Like a burger and fries or apple pie à la mode, Foodspotting and GrubHub are two mobile apps that go really well together.Foodspotting, which has more than three million downloads across multiple platforms including iOS and Android applications, is a visual guide for unique food dishes. For the uninitiated, the pioneering app locates interesting meals near you, and invites users to snap pictures and share their favorite “food porn” experiences with...

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